Bookkeeper

We are looking for a skilled Bookkeeper to maintain our financial records, including purchases, sales, receipts and payments.

Bookkeeper job duties include working closely with our accounting team to create and analyze financial reports and ensure legal requirements compliance, process accounts payable and receivable and manage invoices and tax payments. Our ideal candidate holds a Finance or Accounting degree and is familiar with accounting software packages, like Quickbooks. Ultimately, the Bookkeeper’s responsibilities are to accurately record all day-to-day financial transactions of our organization.

Responsibilities

• Record day to day financial transactions and complete the posting process
• Verify that transactions are recorded in the correct day book, suppliers ledger, customer ledger and general ledger
• Bring the books to the trial balance stage
• Perform partial checks of the posting process
• Complete tax forms
• Enter data, maintain records and lunch reports and financial statements
• Process accounts receivable/payable and handle payroll in a timely manner
• Guiding and advising students in their search for educationally related financial assistance; determining under which program the student(s) should apply based on students' status, reviews, completed applications and approves/denies assistance and appeals of the standard OSAP assessment and OSAP part time loan/grant/bursary funding programs.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration
• Proven bookkeeping experience
• Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable/receivable principles
• Proven ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records
• Knowledge of and experience with OSAP application process
• Data entry skills along with a knack for numbers
• Hands-on experience with spreadsheets and proprietary software
• Proficiency in MS Office
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

• Bookkeeping: 2 years (preferred)
• OSAP: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person